great call syntax error i can definately back you up on Carl Thompson. The guy must be 40 years old now but he still had enough for David Haye a littile while back and Haye is looking like he will be pretty dominant at cruiser at a high level until he unleashes himself at heavy. I have never seen a boring Thompson fight and they always come with him in top physical nick and ready to go to war. Even his losses like in the fight against Ezra Sellars which i rate as one of the best fights i have seen bring serious drama with loads of knockdowns and top heavy handed action.The cats fights have always been highly entertaining and i would personally go for Nigel Benn as the past fighter because i dont think you can better the fellas drama and pure aggression and he bashed quite a few top yanks! As for John Conteh i heard he was highly skilled and having only seen some old domestic fights where he was working at a much higher level than his opponents i couldnt really comment.